A FATHER-of-two who acted as a go-between in a major drugs conspiracy has been sentenced to seven years in prison.
Joshua Patchett, 29, of Station Road, Awsworth, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine.
He was sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court yesterday.
His involvement had been short-term and a bridging role, the court was told, and he disputed that he was part of a gang.
Co-accused in the case are serving more than 70 years between them after they were sentenced separately last month.
The longest sentence – 18 years and eight months – was handed to Ben Mullins, 33, of Church Street, Ripley, Derbyshire.
He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to producing amphetamine and conspiracy to supply amphetamine and cocaine.
During the police investigation, ten kilos of amphetamine was found in a van stopped on the A1 near Doncaster, South Yorkshire.
Derbyshire Police discovered 67 kilos of amphetamine, valued at £1.3m, in a car they stopped in Pinxton.